(February 1956)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Dell
- Editing:
- ?
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Indicia title is "WILL-YUM! No. 676." Code number is W-Y O.S. #676-562. Copyright 1955 by John F. Dille Company. First of three Will-Yum! Four Colors. Based on the "Will-Yum!" newspaper strip by Dave Gerard.
[Cast of Characters]
Will-Yum! / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Elwood; Genius; Sniffy; Skinny; Mary; Madeline
- Synopsis:
- Introduction of the characters in story form.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; black and white.
The Secret Five
Will-Yum! / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Elwood; Skinny; Sniffy; Mary; Madeline
- Synopsis:
- Will-Yum, Elwood, Skinny and Sniffy form a secret club. Mary and Madeline plan a trick on the boys to get them to reveal the "secret" of the club.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Will-Yum! Cures the Patient
Will-Yum! / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Sniffy
- Synopsis:
- Will-Yum plays doctor with Sniffy as a patient.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
Madeline Gets Her Man! (Nearly)
Will-Yum! / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Madeline; Mary; Will-Yum
- Synopsis:
- Madeline and Mary try to get Will-Yum to play house with them.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
"The Runaways"
Will-Yum! / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Skinny
- Synopsis:
- Skinny coaxes Will-Yum to run away from home with him, but Will-Yum's mother convinces the two to go camping instead.
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
The Big Race
Will-Yum! / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Genius; Sniffy
- Synopsis:
- Under Genius's direction, Will-Yum and Sniffy build a fast soap box derby car--that doesn't have any brakes!
Indexer Notes
Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
"The Ice Cream Man"
Will-Yum! / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Sniffy; Elwood; Mary; Madeline
- Synopsis:
- Will-Yum gets a job at the drugstore selling ice cream cones, but his generosity puts the store out of business.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover; black and white. Script, pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Wet Paint]
Will-Yum! and Whizzer / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Pencils:
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Inks:
- Dave Gerard (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Dave Gerard
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Will-Yum; Whizzer (dog)
- Synopsis:
- Will-Yum and Whizzer have to see for themselves if a "wet paint" sign is correct.
Indexer Notes
Back cover. The last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Will-Yum! -
1.
[Cast of Characters]
Will-Yum! -
2.
The Secret Five
Will-Yum! -
3.
Will-Yum! Cures the Patient
Will-Yum! -
4.
Madeline Gets Her Man! (Nearly)
Will-Yum! -
5.
"The Runaways"
Will-Yum! -
6.
The Big Race
Will-Yum! -
7.
"The Ice Cream Man"
Will-Yum! -
8.
[Wet Paint]
Will-Yum! and Whizzer
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